What Are Those New Roadside Towers?
On Route 44, just to the east of the intersection with Laurel Way, is a new metal tower surrounded by a chain-link fence connected to a new electric meter on the other side of the street. There is an identical new tower in East Canaan on 44 and another in the Route 8 highway median […]
Norfolk Fire Department Gets Updated Rescue Equipment
Generous donations enable purchase By Jon BarbagalloPhoto courtesy of Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department The Norfolk Volunteer Fire Department has received and already put into service our newest extrication tools, thanks to the Auxiliary for Community Health in Winsted and the largest response to date to our annual appeal. After an extensive research, the NVFD chose to purchase battery-operated spreaders and cutters […]
Jon Riedeman: The Art of Music
Photo by Bruce Frisch Last month the Infinity Gallery was host to a show by one of its own, Jon Riedeman. Riedeman is Infinity Hall’s box office manager, but he is also an award-winning sculptor who has exhibited frequently throughout the area. For the past 10 years he has been able to combine his love […]
Anne Frieze Ordained as Chaplain in the United Church of Christ
By Ruth Melville On Sunday, June 2, Anne Frieze was ordained in the United Church of Christ (UCC) as a hospital chaplain and installed at Trinity Health Of New England. For the past three years, Frieze has been providing hospice and spiritual care through Mercy Medical, based in Springfield, Mass., and part of Trinity Health. […]
A Beautiful Day for the Memorial Day Road Race
The 41st running of the Annual Memorial Day 5-Mile Road Race was won this year by Casey Smith, 38, of Torrington, in a time of 31 minutes 53 seconds. He can be seen in the photo above wearing bib No. 109 and consulting his watch. Smith led the second-place finisher, Robert. Dwyer, 38, of Norfolk, […]
Closely Watched Budget Approved at Town Meeting
Botelle parents protest flatfunding of school By Wiley WoodPhotos by Bruce Frisch A large crowd of about 75 Norfolk residents gathered for the annual town meeting on May 13 in the Hall of Flags at Botelle School. Although normally a humdrum gathering at which the budget is passed with little comment, there has been more […]
Joe Hurst: “We Need to Pull Together”
By Gordon AndersonPhoto by Savage Frieze Joe Hurst lives on Mountain Road, in the last house before the road is absorbed into Great Mountain Forest. He says that every day when he turns the corner heading home, he is overcome with gratitude and delight at the miraculous quality of his life, or as he puts […]
Fishes & Loaves Food Pantry in Canaan Raising Money to Repair Pilgrim House
By Ruth MelvillePhoto by C. J. Sosna Since 1992, the Fishes & Loaves Food Pantry in Canaan has been abiding by its motto, “Feed the community you want to live in.” The pantry, part of the mission of the North Canaan Congregation Church, serves 70 families a week, mostly from Canaan, but they also welcome […]
African-American Civil War Soldier Remembered in Winsted
Righting a Historical Wrong By Wiley Wood The African-American community in northwestern Connecticut responded strongly to the call for volunteers during the Civil War, according to local historian Virginia Shultz-Charette, and at least seven black men from Winsted served in the Union Army. Until a few days ago, six of them had their names inscribed […]
Electric Bikes Take Off in Norfolk
By David BeersPhoto by David Beers On the evening of May 20 there were a bunch of cyclists going up hills in town while giggling—part of the ebike workshop at the Norfolk Hub, organized by West Lowe and Berkshire Bike and Board. The bicycles looked a bit different and certainly the cyclists were acting strange. […]
